Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-01-05

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 5
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▼ 229 vs last sale 696▼ 91 vs year ago 558 · −16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 148▼ 24 vs year ago 150 · −16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 89▲ 23 vs year ago 54 · +42.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*RESENDING REPORT*

No accurate comparison on any class due to no sale the past two weeks. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $224.27/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$224.27
205 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$806
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$193.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462262.541,212102
Medium and Large 1-2546224.101,22359
Medium and Large 2532177.7494527
Small 458869.1140717thin
One grade step is worth $193.43/cwt here — about $806 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale205 hd
224.27
—
NM average1 barns · 205 hd
224.27
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,607102.261,64452
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20694.121,13522
CowsLean 85-90%Low97275.6773654

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)872$1,3649
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,3508
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)889$1,3384thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$1,2423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)914$9655
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)994$1,4225
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)860$9001thin

Every lot

126 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2153325.00/head325.00–325.003252
Steers—Medium and Large 2220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2Source/Aged230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274258.20/cwt250.00–297.0070710
Steers—Medium and Large 2284230.00/cwt230.00–230.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1319286.41/cwt280.00–292.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325242.51/cwt230.00–270.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 2330173.33/cwt145.00–200.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368248.67/cwt230.00–260.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 2374192.22/cwt177.00–210.007195
Steers—Medium and Large 1382275.94/cwt260.00–297.501,05425
Steers—Medium and Large 1419269.56/cwt255.00–286.001,12925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423240.79/cwt232.00–250.001,0195
Steers—Medium and Large 2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2463160.16/cwt150.00–170.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1474260.53/cwt255.00–270.001,23519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477238.56/cwt212.50–247.001,13810
Steers—Small 449064.00/cwt64.00–64.003141
Steers—Medium and Large 1507250.06/cwt240.00–257.001,2688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned510195.00/cwt195.00–195.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520237.41/cwt228.00–248.001,2355
Steers—Small 452759.04/cwt50.00–72.503113
Steers—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Small 456770.21/cwt60.00–76.003983
Steers—Medium and Large 1576240.57/cwt223.00–254.001,3867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3706
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617218.70/cwt216.00–220.001,3493
Steers—Small 462372.31/cwt57.50–76.5045010
Steers—Medium and Large 1632237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4984
Steers—Medium and Large 2660152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1720209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5053
Steers—Medium and Large 2730160.77/cwt150.00–172.001,1742
Steers—Medium and Large 2760160.35/cwt150.00–174.001,2194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865163.76/cwt162.50–165.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2971
Steers—Medium and Large 21,01398.00/cwt98.00–98.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025144.30/cwt135.00–150.001,4793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5051
Steers—Medium and Large 21,135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,420120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7043
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned100275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned213330.00/head330.00–330.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273188.58/cwt165.00–212.505154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285252.50/cwt252.50–252.507201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329187.97/cwt177.50–217.006186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330241.08/cwt230.00–260.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332219.42/cwt211.00–235.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361176.63/cwt150.00–200.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364205.69/cwt192.00–220.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373222.01/cwt220.00–225.0082812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425221.08/cwt212.00–228.0094020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425192.00/cwt192.00–192.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435172.00/cwt172.00–172.007481
Heifers—Small 444050.00/cwt50.00–50.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470202.75/cwt195.00–210.009532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473175.83/cwt150.00–185.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478218.44/cwt215.00–223.001,04417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added508225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520218.27/cwt210.00–223.001,13511
Heifers—Small 454050.00/cwt50.00–50.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573191.92/cwt190.00–194.001,1002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583161.32/cwt140.00–180.009404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637178.68/cwt176.00–193.001,1387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689189.25/cwt189.00–190.001,3044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775171.90/cwt157.50–180.001,3326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2793158.50/cwt157.00–160.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1926165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5288
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715169.91/cwt160.00–180.001,2153
Bulls—Small 473585.00/cwt85.00–85.006251
Bulls—Small 477554.00/cwt54.00–54.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813142.69/cwt130.00–155.001,1602
Bulls—Medium and Large 290590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,23597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1981
Bulls——1,582103.28/cwt98.00–108.001,63430
Bulls——1,60894.23/cwt86.00–97.001,51513
Bulls——Natural1,740108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,8791
Bulls——1,749112.72/cwt109.00–116.001,9717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68567.00/cwt67.00–67.004591
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71256.00/cwt56.00–56.003995
Cows—Lean 85-90%86863.09/cwt60.00–67.005485
Cows—Lean 85-90%94372.57/cwt67.00–78.5068417
Cows—Lean 85-90%98885.25/cwt80.00–90.0084213
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed992102.46/cwt95.00–110.001,0166
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11079.00/cwt79.00–79.008771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13991.08/cwt89.00–94.001,0377
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16183.57/cwt81.00–89.0097012
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37785.65/cwt84.00–92.501,1796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447101.49/cwt98.00–104.001,4693
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2645750.00/head600.00–900.007502
Bred Cows—Medium 2745600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18681,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2875900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19061,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29561,056.25/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2838126.00/cwt120.00–132.001,0562
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863101.00/cwt100.00–103.008723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2778850.00/head825.00–875.008502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2855875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1682,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.